The eu2000i is a great deal less expensive than the 3000. I would be comfortable putting a 1050-1100W load on it for medium length periods of time.
I wish somebody made a small diesel, inverter generator. Much easier to store diesel for 6-12 months periods of time with antibacterial treatment, compared to the shelf life of regular gasoline. > On September 28, 2015 at 3:33 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think 2X is more than enough safety margin. If you’re worried your load > will suddenly vary and bog down the generator, turn off the eco-throttle and > take the hit on fuel consumption. > > From: Peter Kranz > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 5:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AFMUG] Honda EU2000i vs EU3000iS > > So we had two PG&E outages this week that lasted for extended periods of > time.. one 13 hours and another closer to 20 hours.. In both bases we lugged > the massive 5000 watt generator to the tower site. I think it weighs 250 lbs. > and is very hard to load and unload from the back of the pickup truck. > Honestly I think it’s one of those mom picking up a car from on top of their > baby moments every time I manage to load this thing by myself. > > > > My biggest site takes ~1kw of power to run when the UPS is recharging the > on-site batteries (like it would be after a power outage) which seems well > within the possibility of the smaller Honda EU2000i unit. > > > > I worry about the stability of the power, and it tripping the UPS, along with > its actual capacity to provide clean power that the UPS wont reject. I figure > I can run an external 6 gallon marine tank on one of these and keep a site up > for 24 hours easy. > > > > So the next step up is the EU3000, which increases to 150lbs.. Still 100 lbs > lighter.. but.. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Peter Kranz > www.UnwiredLtd.com > Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 > Mobile: 510-207-0000 > [email protected] > >
